Sharpton doesn't draw much water nowadays; his statements may derive from a sense that he has lost a great deal of relevance, which he deservedly has. I think he and Limbaugh are experiencing the same thing from different sides of the coin, a need to rabble rouse having lost on the field of logical discourse.

Any President is going to draw a lot of fire, and Obama is and will continue to do so. American politics is not known for subtlety, and I'm sure a ton of stuff is going to fly towards color, multi-racial, multi-ethnic references, just as anyone's ethnic background can find itelf noted in public discourse.

It'll be an interesting term in office.